Last week, Ashley Judd shared with fans that she had suffered a severe injury that nearly caused the loss of her leg.
Judd recently took a trip to Africa and injured her leg while deep inside the rainforest. The actress revealed that she lay on the forest floor for five hours before additional help arrived. Even then, it took hours for Judd to reach the help she desperately needed.
“I struck something in the dark and fell,” Judd described the accident on Instagram.
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The actress has expressed her most profound thanks to her rescuers, and on Monday, Feb. 22, Judd provided fans an update on her health. On Instagram, Judd shared the extent of her injuries when she arrived at Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Judd’s care later continued following a 22-hour plane right back to America, where she received an 8-hour surgery to repair her bones and nerves. Judd wrote:
“I’m very thankful to all of the experts, including that expert pictured, my Pop, who is rubbing my foot to remind my foot while it still cannot move that it is connected to my body. I am up and around already. Thank you for your care and kind words. Let us always remember those without insurance. Let us remember those who do not have choices. Let us remember those who are lonely and afraid.”
See her full statement below.
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For more on Judd’s accident, check out the following video.